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type: "Bill"
title: "SERVICE ANIMALS-ACCOMMODATIONS"
description: "Creates the Assistance and Service Animal Integrity Act. Provides that a landlord who receives a request from a person to make an exception to the landlord's policy prohibiting animals on the landlord's property because the person requires the use of an assistance animal or service animal may require the person to produce reliable documentation, which may be a standardized form, of the disability and disability-related need for the animal only if the disability or disability-related need is not readily apparent or known to the landlord. Provides that a landlord may require additional supporting documentation when necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of either the requested accommodation or any identified alternative accommodation. Provides that a landlord shall not be liable for injuries caused by a person's assistance animal or service animal permitted on the landlord's property as a reasonable accommodation to assist the person with a disability. Provides that a landlord may require a tenant to cover the costs of repairs for damage the animal causes to the tenant's dwelling unit or the common areas, reasonable wear and tear excepted; however, a landlord may not require a tenant to pay a pet-related deposit that is otherwise required for tenants who are not requesting accommodation. Defines terms. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 3671"
citation: "Illinois HB 3671 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/384b5534-85ce-4b01-92d4-934bc287e499"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3671&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120390&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "7afd988b389f9b15242f60c1e9f50f72a3b9da66614130d490d31e88dcd1b8bb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 3671 (101st) — SERVICE ANIMALS-ACCOMMODATIONS
Creates the Assistance and Service Animal Integrity Act. Provides that a landlord who receives a request from a person to make an exception to the landlord's policy prohibiting animals on the landlord's property because the person requires the use of an assistance animal or service animal may require the person to produce reliable documentation, which may be a standardized form, of the disability and disability-related need for the animal only if the disability or disability-related need is not readily apparent or known to the landlord. Provides that a landlord may require additional supporting documentation when necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of either the requested accommodation or any identified alternative accommodation. Provides that a landlord shall not be liable for injuries caused by a person's assistance animal or service animal permitted on the landlord's property as a reasonable accommodation to assist the person with a disability. Provides that a landlord may require a tenant to cover the costs of repairs for damage the animal causes to the tenant's dwelling unit or the common areas, reasonable wear and tear excepted; however, a landlord may not require a tenant to pay a pet-related deposit that is otherwise required for tenants who are not requesting accommodation. Defines terms. Makes other changes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3671&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120390&DocNum=3671&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3671eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120390&DocNum=3671&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3671enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120390&DocNum=3671&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- André Thapedi — primary (person)
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** To Commercial Law Subcommittee
- **2019-03-27** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2019-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass Agriculture; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2019-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 008-000-001
- **2019-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. André Thapedi
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
- **2019-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2019-05-30** House Concurs
- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0518 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/384b5534-85ce-4b01-92d4-934bc287e499`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).